Trees make a great addition to your landscape, but it’s not always easy to grow plants under them. In this article, we’ll give you tips on how to plant under trees and also share with you 12 of our favorites.

Azaleas

Azaleas and rhododendrons are best for shading because they grow well in USDA zones 6-9, shade loving shrubs that require constant moisture.

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are ideal plants for flower gardens as they thrive in moist soil and prefer the shade. You can find different types of hydrangeas depending on your zone.

Wild Ginger

Wild ginger looks beautiful, but it is a water-loving plant that also likes to spread quickly.

Vinca

Vinca is a plant that can thrive in sun, shade, and both wet and dry environments. However, too much moisture can make it invasive.

Hosta

You can use plants to decorate a garden. They come in hundreds of varieties, and they are partly drought tolerant. Plant them in groups underneath trees.

Impatients

These plants look great even under trees, and with regular watering and fertilization, they’ll grow as big as your heart desires.

Camellia

This beautiful flowering shrub will bloom as long as you keep it in the southern climate zone and it is hardy to USDA zones 6-9.

Spirea

New spirea cultivars are hardy to three through nine zones. They provide permanent color in your garden with vibrant foliage.

Tree Peony

Tree Peonies are hardy to zones 4-9 and make a great landscape plant. Once the flowers bloom in the fall, they lose their leaves but their woody stems don’t die.

Pieris Japonica

Pieris Japonica is hardy to the temperatures of five through eight in USDA zones and mainly grows in Eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan.

Wild columbine

Columbines grow in woodland meadows. It’s the state flower of Colorado though these plants are delicate and don’t appear to be. They a short-lived type that reseeds easily and can be drought tolerant when planted.

Bergenia

Bergenia is a perennial that thrives in zones 3 through 8. It commonly grows as groundcover, getting its large leaves and beauty from its colorful flowers.